"If we can use conference centres as pop-up hospitals and hotels to accommodate NHS staff, then surely we can use golf courses to give people somewhere to get fresh air and exercise while keeping a safe distance from others, " said MP Caroline Lucas.

"In Brighton and Hove, we are lucky to have public golf courses like at Hollingbury Park, where the public can already walk and the Dyke club also has some public access, which I welcome. We also have the Downs.

"The initiative which I’m supporting is a national one, not one specific to our city, with a particular focus on areas where parks may either be closed or non-existent, and where golf courses provide one of the few areas of green space that people can easily access."